New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-20
THE TALK OF THE DAY

Those three prosperous Kansas cities, AtchisOn,
Topeka and Wichita are growing very rapidly. Inc
land for a distance Of five ten miles around each
Of them is held at $1,000 to $4,000 an acre. 1t Is
estimated that the crop In Kansas this year VIII
be about 250,O00000 bushels.
"what's this piece called ~ asked young girl at
at is a caprice Hongrolse," replied her mamma,
Caprice iIongrolsea Isn't that what brother
BE quiet, do" replied mamma. "That's pOmade
Hongroise." And then all was silent and the con-
cert prOceeded.-LAmerican Register.
"The Rome Sentinel" is not telling any fish stories
this summer, neither Is it contributing to the worlds
stock Of information touching the serpent 1t has
risen 10 higher level Of thrilling romance and Is call
ing attention to LOWS County dog whose hair lately
turned white owing to the stress Of pain and sorrow
Next
Lewis p Hathaway, while fishing at Clear Greek
frogs, which ho brought home and placed in pond
Dir. Hathaway has turkey with dozen young ones.
sng my.tcriously. The other morning Mr. Hathaway
was watering his horses at the creek convenient 70
making racket at something In the creek. On In
.estigatiOn Mr.. Hathaway saw monster buifrog IN
deavoring to swallow the young fowl, which bad
attained the ago of three weeks-(St. Louis Globe
Democrat
In Paris the other day an Austrian invention was
tested for automatically lowering collins into graves
without ropes A coffin placed on kind Of plat
form, and surrounded with funeral drapery, which
concealed the grave. when spring was pressed the
platform with its lugubrOus burden, descended slowly
into the earth The price Of the apparatus Is 6u.,
the inventor states that 1t Is used In Vienna and
MllaD able being six francs for each bur-
ial Tho Prefecture OF tho Seine has asked for some
notifications In the machinery before taking 1t into
use.
The Editor Has Been There.-A has invented
mechanical doll that cries like baby says an ex
change. But can II crow like baby Can It KICK
up lis heels and smile at you Like blue sky on an
April day Can possess Itself with those admirable
qualities that causes its mother 10 ask Amt IL ike
his EXPRESSION his very way about him If It can't
tho mechanical doll is miserable failure as far As II
Is intended to be a substitute for baby.-(Boston
Courier.
recent report Of tho Religious Tract Society OF
England states In illustration of the growing taste
for Western literature among the Japanese that when
a number of "Present Day Tracts" were sent out the
entire consignment bought by men In business
and the scamen In harbOr before the Christian part
Of the community had time to send In their orders.
Feuds All seeeled.-omaha Man-Your section
seems to be a great place for feuds.
SOutherner-Oh well, have had feuds there,
but they are all settled now.
81 glad To hear that, very gian" -
ayes. tho folks are all dead'-tOmaha World
A New England has just had patent granted
him for an electric SWITCH The particulars are
not given but It looks II the future Of tho small
boy was dlscouraging.
Gentle Hnt-omaha Husband-The theatre will
be half before We get started.
Young wlfe-Wen. can't get these gloves outtoned.
DON'T why you should BIO 50 slow and a"k-
II never had a chance to practice before"
Nonsense. Never had a chance 10 practiooP
around to end do that Tor mc you know,
Worth
.The Christian Advocate" says: How rcstful the
services of Gods house In the heat Of summer II the
and
lessons and prayers brief and simple, and tho sermon
fresh lively not too long voclfcrous." All that
fatcful APT How like q refreshing ocean breeze
words would como to the hundreds OF thousands
Of mon and women who next Sunday, will wipe their
streaming forcheads for two angulshed hours In fur
like churches all over the land
News Is news out In Denver One Of the leading
cent sermon by the hev. Talmage. It reads thus.
oily the letters arc very Dig ana black n hrGOsa
Hand Basket to Escape his Enemies. q. :: After
lie had Preached SO Ably that the Ancient City was
It Is TO DO hoped that the Denver people will not get
too excited over tho news Inc event naPPeEed seSs
Paul Ia safo.-(Detroit Free Press.
wouldn't Hewitt Park be an appropriate name for
the first Of the small parks which tho Mayor has been
50 active In making provision for, and ono Of which
he hopes to have opened before his term Of Office
closes
Mr. Edward Fawcett and Mr.. Riddle exercising
thoir wit on the new cigar named THE Earl" Mr.
Fawoett says he hopes It will draw better than tho
play and Mr. Riddle flashes back that all the putting
In the world won't make 1t q good cigar -(The Boston
Transcript
Somebody ought to put to these gentlemen that fine
old oonundrum: Why Is play like olgar1 Because
ills good everybody wants box, while II itisbad no
amount Of pulling make 1t draw
Capital Idea-Neds father took him In bathing %a
at the beach this week for the first time NED Is
four years old Next day somebody asked him how
aWoll" said he, al liked 1t nrst-rate but wish
God would turn on tho hotwato faucet first
(Someryillo Journal